Presentations

Wednesday 12 October

Presentation and launch of the Economist Intelligence Unit report ‘Future-proofing Western Europe’s healthcare: A study of five countries’ - Paul Kielstra, Contributing Editor, Economist Intelligence Unit

MedTech Industry moving forward - Contract for a Healthy Future - John Wilkinson, Chief Executive, Eucomed & Guy Lebeau, Chairman, Eucomed

Medical Technology Innovation Scorecard: The race for global leadership - Christopher Wasden, Global Healthcare Innovation Leader, PwC

Keynote - Innovating in healthcare - John Dalli, Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, European Commission

Sustaining healthcare systems in Europe

• Innovation is a duty: the Health Insurance perspective - Jan Van Emelen, Director Innovation of the Independent Health Insurance Funds, MLOZ / AIM
• Sustaining Healthcare Systems in Europe: From Switzerland’s point of view - Carlo Conti, Vice president, Government of the State Basel
• Disease Management Programmes (DMP) in Germany – Features, Results, Perspectives - Bernd Hagen, Research Assistant, Central Research Institute for Ambulatory Health Care in Germany, Disease Management Programmes
• Sustaining healthcare systems in Europe – an IDF Europe perspective - Sophie Peresson, Regional Manager, International Diabetes Federation (IDF)

Thursday 13 October

European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing - The role and impact of the medtech industry

• Estimating the benefits of medical technology: Moving economic theory into evaluation practice - John F. P. Bridges, Assistant Professor Department of Health Policy & Management John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• A macroeconomic view on healthcare in the Netherlands - Michiel Vergeer, Chief Economist Statistics Netherlands (until August 2011)
• Robert Madelin, Director-General of the DG for Information Society and Media at the European Commission

How will eHealth reach its potential?

• Video address by Ms Kroes, Vice President of the European Commission and European Digital Agenda Commissioner
• eHealth for Health - Driving innovation for…better Health - Michèle Thonnet, Official representative, French Ministry of Health
• Implementation of telemedicine services at Odense University Hospital - Anne-Kirstine Dyrvig, Coordinator, OUH - Odense Universitetshospital og Svendborg Sygehus (also participant in the Renewing Health programme)
• Connected health: Real impact for a better tomorrow: Global stories - Elena Bonfiglioli, Senior Director for Health, Public Sector EMEA, Microsoft
• Interoperable Personal Health Systems as a Key Tool in New Health Delivery Models - Petra Wilson, European Union Policy Chair, Continua & Senior Director Connected Health, Cisco
• The promises and challenges of eHealth - Jamie Cattell, Principal and Healthcare Technology Leader, McKinsey & Company
• Remi de Brandt, CIO Manager, National Union of Socialist Mutualities

Getting Regulation and Innovation Right: What strategies can Europe follow to develop a sustainable regulatory framework that ensures safety and promotes innovation?

• Building a sustainable framework for medical devices regulation, Prof. Sir Kent Woods, Chief executive, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
• How can innovation help with health challenges? - Mirella Marlow, Programme Director – Devices and Diagnostic Systems, Centre for Health Technology Evaluation, NICE
• Getting Regulation and Innovation right The patient’s perspective - Nicola Bedlington, Director, European Patients' Forum
• Smart Innovation and legislation, Steven Cuypers, CEO, Orfit Industries
• Jacqueline Minor, Director Consumer Affairs, DG SANCO, European Commission

Friday 14 October

The environment and sustainability in healthcare

• The Environment and Sustainability in Healthcare – Consumer Perspective - James Smith, Public Health Registrar, NHS Sustainable Development Unit (SDU)
• Baxter’s Approach to Sustainability - Andrew Bowers, Director Environment, Health & Safety and Sustainability EMEA, Baxter
• Green focus is part of our business - Lone Stubberup, Director, Corporate Quality and Environmental Affairs, Coloplast

Procurement and sustainability in healthcare

• Public Procurement in Denmark - Jens Kr. Gøtrik, Managing Director, MEDICOINDUSTRIEN, Danish Medical Device Industry
• Global Best Practices in Medical Device Procurement - Ken Graves, Partner, LEK
• Procurement in UK - Duncan Eaton, Chairman, Kimal Holdings Plc